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Cry of murder on Broadway : a woman's ruin and revenge in old New York
Title:
Cry of murder on Broadway : a woman's ruin and revenge in old New York
ISBN:
9781501751486
Physical Description:
x, 269 pages ; illustrations ; 24 cm.
Contents:
Prologue : Defending Amelia Norman -- I am Murdered -- Jersey Maid and Damn Yankee -- Go and Get Your Living -- An Awful Place -- A Great Heart -- The Trial Begins -- Verdict -- The Law of Seduction. -- Epilogue : A Harlot's Fate.
Summary:
Amelia Norman challenged the idea that the fallen woman of the nineteenth century was inevitably 'ruined.' This book shows how the desperate act of this aspiring murderess came to momentarily embody the anger and anxiety felt by many people at a time of economic depression and expanding expectations for equal rights. --
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